Psoriasis often undiagnosed cause of skin symptoms in children: Children who suffer from the skin disorder called psoriasis can often go undiagnosed. The main problem is that psoriasis is rare in children, and not often seen by physicians for this reason. children may receive treatment for fungal skin infections. See misdiagnosis of psoriasis or symptoms of psoriasis.
Sunburn or general photosensitivity?: Sunburn is normally caused by UV-B radiation which penetrates the epidermis and the superficial dermis which release substances such as leucotrienes and histamines can cause redness and pain. Severe sunburn may develop on relatively dull days because thin clouds filter UV- B poorly. The clinical presentations may be mild eythema with minimal discomfort to severe burns such as vesicles, bullae, hypotension and fever. It must be differentiated from that of genearl sensitivity caused by certain drugs such as thiazides, sulphonamides, NSAID's and grisseofluvin, photocontact dermatitis and acute systemic lupus erythematosus.
The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Sunburn:
Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.
When checking for a misdiagnosis of Sunburn or confirming a diagnosis of Sunburn, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Sunburn may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Sunburn. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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